UPDATE: Motorcyclist in stable condition after wreck Tuesday

A motorcyclist is in stable condition after a wreck on Tuesday afternoon.

Jesse Thomas was airlifted to Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah after sustaining serious injuries during a wreck on Buckwalter Parkway. Police did not release any information about Thomas except for his name.

According to a release from Sgt. Joe Babkiewicz, spokesman for the Bluffton Police Department, the collision occurred at approximately 2:20 p.m. when two vehicles collided at Buckwalter Parkway at the intersection with Church of the Cross.

The driver of a motorcycle was traveling northbound on Buckwalter Parkway. The motorcycle allegedly struck the side of an SUV that was pulling out of the parking lot of Church of the Cross. The motorcyclist was found lying on the ground after the collision and was later airlifted to Savannah Memorial Hospital with serious injuries. The motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision. The operator of the SUV was not injured.

The Bluffton Police Department is continuing its investigation into the incident.

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